FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 22, 2011

Amanda Pitzer, Executive Director
Friends of the Cheat
119 South Price St., Ste. 206
Kingwood, WV 26537
(304) 329-3621
Amanda@cheat.org

 Community Meeting on

Proposed Big Sandy/Bruceton Mills Oil Field Waste Landfill

Friends of the Cheat (FOC) will facilitate a community meeting to discuss the proposed landfill sited near Big Sandy and Little Sandy Creeks, about 3 miles outside of Bruceton Mills, on Thursday, June 30^th at 7 pm at Bruceton Elementary School. 

The meeting will begin with FOC staff sharing what they know about the proposed facility followed by an explanation of FOC’s concerns related to the landfill’s proposed location and potential threats to the community and its valuable natural resources.  Following this presentation, FOC will open the floor to community members to ask questions and voice their concerns. 

Anyone is invited to participate, with a special invitation to all Preston County citizens, community leaders, and elected officials.  Bruceton Elementary school is located on Morgantown Street approximately ¼ mile off the I-68 Bruceton Mills exit.